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Articles by Amanda Pedersen

FDA clears infection control weapon for fight against CRE superbug

July 1, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen

FDA clears infection control weapon for fight against CRE superbug

July 1, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
Fear of drug-resistant superbugs continues to escalate across the globe, but the U.S. health system now has a new infection control weapon to use against one of the most threatening bacteria – carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).
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Caredx pushes back against CMS' steep proposed 74% Allomap test price cut

June 30, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
Molecular diagnostics company Caredx Inc. said it will not be able to provide Allomap tests to Medicare patients if a 74 percent reimbursement cut stands. The blood test is used to determine rejection risk in heart transplant recipients and, according to the company, it is the only alternative to the more invasive and riskier biopsy procedure.
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Mckesson Corp. details plan to split after new tech venture goes public

June 29, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
In what appears to be the first step toward getting out of the health technology business, Mckesson Corp. said it will divest most of its technology solutions business into a new joint venture and take that entity public before parting ways.
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MDT buying distressed Heartware, seeks to rescue heart-pump maker in $1.1B deal

June 28, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
Medtronic plc may be the knight in shining armor that Heartware International Inc. has been looking for – a knight that has swept in to rescue the distressed heart-pump maker in a deal valued at roughly $1.1 billion cash.
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Neurology Extra

June 27, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen

Cut the blame game, infection control is a shared problem

June 27, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen

What s inside your IV catheter?

June 27, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen

What's inside your I.V. catheter?

June 27, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
Having spent the bulk of his medical career researching infections in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, Stephen Schimpff, a retired CEO from the Baltimore-based University of Maryland Medical Center, knows a lot about how hospitals can make patients sick.
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Cut the blame game: Infection control is a shared problem

June 27, 2016
By Amanda Pedersen
Superbugs tend to evoke a lot of finger-pointing and the blame often spreads as wide and fast as the outbreaks themselves. But if the industry learned anything from last year's high-profile duodenoscope debacle it's that infection control is a shared responsibility. Manufacturers, third-party reprocessing firms, hospitals, regulatory bodies and lawmakers all have a role to play in protecting patients from those deadly diseases.
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